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August 17, 2026 8:04 PM
Senior officials from BRICS member countries met in New Delhi on Monday to discuss key priorities related to environmental protection, climate change and sustainable development as part of India’s BRICS Chairship 2026. The Senior Officers’ Meeti...
August 17, 2026 7:04 PM
A new digital postal remittance service enabling people in Qatar to send money directly to Unified Payments Interface (UPI)-enabled bank accounts in India is now available through Qatar Post outlets, strengthening digital financial connectivity betwe...
August 17, 2026 6:45 PM
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Monday signed a contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) for leasing two MQ-9B Sea Guardian High-Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) for the Indian Navy for...
August 17, 2026 3:12 PM
The most extraordinary detail about Donald Trump’s secret aircraft switch in Ankara may be the catering truck. But the real story is not the truck. It is why U.S. security officials decided that the President’s location had to be concealed, even ...
August 17, 2026 3:15 PM
Russia is officially giving up independent, sovereign control of its two strategic crown jewels on the Mediterranean coast — the Hmeimim air base and the Tartus Naval facility. This marks the end of Russia’s era as an absolute military arbiter in...
August 17, 2026 9:41 AM
Donald Trump's envoys met with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo on Sunday, a diplomatic source said, aiming to advance the U.S. president's Gaza peace plan, even as Israel pressed on with airstrikes in the enclave. Hamas officials wer...
August 17, 2026 8:19 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday instructed the Pentagon to "substantially reduce" 10 days of joint military exercises with South Korea as they were about to get underway, citing the cost of the drills and Seoul's refusal to take part in actions...
August 16, 2026 12:56 PM
India's 80th Independence Day was marked across the New York tri-state area with a host of events, including a "special celebration" in New Jersey where a world record was set and a parade in Queens joined by New York City's Indian-origin mayor Zohra...
August 16, 2026 11:59 AM
A sharp U.S. diplomatic move by the U.S. targets Pakistan’s most powerful institution — the military. The U.S. has formally asked Pakistan to subject its massive military and intelligence budgets to civilian and parliamentary oversight. The direc...
August 16, 2026 11:08 AM
Around 5,000 people have been evacuated after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake smashed an area in eastern Indonesia, killing at least 51, blocking roads and causing landslides, authorities said on Sunday. Thirty-six people were seriously injured in the Sa...
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